Cambridge, Mass. — Becca Gilmore set up three goals as Harvard spoiled Joe Marsh’s debut as Dartmouth’s interim women’s hockey coach with a 4-1 win over the Big Green at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.

Gilmore posted the secondary assist on Lexie Laing’s first-period goal and had primary helpers on third-period strikes from Chelsea Ziadie and Brooke Jovanovich that stretched a 2-1 Crimson cushion. Caroline Shaunessy provided Dartmouth’s goal on a pass from Christine Rombaut midway through the third period.

Harvard outshot the Big Green, 43-24, forcing 39 saves from Dartmouth goaltender Christie Honor. The Big Green (0-1-0) visits UNH on Sunday afternoon.

Men’s Hockey

U.S. U-18s 3, Dartmouth 0

Hanover — The Big Green closed out its preseason schedule with a shutout loss to the United States U-18 national team at Thompson Arena.

Dartmouth’s defense limited the U.S. squad to just 20 shots on goal, but the visitors made them count. Patrick Giles, Joel Farrabee and Bode Wilde scored, and Drew DeRidder excelled in the Americans’ net, posting a 39-save shutout.

The Big Green opens its regular-season schedule at Holy Cross on Friday night.

Women’s Volleyball

Harvard 3, Dartmouth 0

Hanover — Close wasn’t quite enough for the Big Green in a 25-23, 25-22, 25-23 loss to the Crimson at Leede Arena.

Samantha Bozoian and Elise Petit posted matching nine-kill nights for Dartmouth (7-10 overall, 3-5 league). Lauren Douglas offered up 16 digs, and fellow freshman Tori Dozier finished with a team-high 29 assists.

Dartmouth hits the road for four straight matches, starting with next weekend’s trip to Cornell and Columbia.

Women’s Tennis

Mathis to ITA Last 16

Philadelphia — Kristina Mathis earned a pair of singles wins at the ITA Northeast Regionals at Penn and will compete in the round of 16 today.

Mathis opened with a straight-sets defeat of a Sacred Heart foe before dropping Yale’s Mimi Levine, 6-4, 6-2, to advance. Racquel Lyn and Abigail Chiu also won early matches for the Big Green before falling in the round of 32.

Men’s Tennis

Big Green Busy at ITAs

New Haven, Conn. — Dartmouth athletes claimed three doubles wins and four in singles during the second day of the ITA Northeast Regionals.

The Big Green won three round-of-32 matches in doubles, led by an 8-1 win for Dan Martin and David Hroneffer over a Sacred Heart tandem.

Ciro Ricardi, Martin, Charlie Broom and John Speicher claimed singles wins, with Speicher forced to three sets before defeating Brown’s Jack Haworth.

The tournament continues today.

Cross Country

Women Second at CCSU

New Britain, Conn. — With freshman Rachel Ludwikowski setting the pace, the Dartmouth women took second at the Central Connecticut State mini-meet at Stanley Quarter Park.

Luwikowski ran the 3K course in 10 minutes, 19.5 seconds to take third place. Teammates Anna Clark, Angela Ortlieb and Anna DiMarcello were 19-21-23 as Dartmouth (72 points) finished behind only UNH (45).

The men were 10th in their 5K race. Sam Morton had the best time, finishing 12th in 15:27.9.